Scientists Solve Mystery of Sun's Missing Silver

Scientists have been puzzled for decades because the Sun seemed to be missing a lot of silver compared to meteorites.

Since the Sun and meteorites formed from the same cloud of gas and dust, they should have the same amounts of heavy elements.

However, measurements showed a significant difference.

Sema Caliskan and her team at Uppsala University discovered that the silver wasn't missing at all.

The issue was with how scientists were measuring it.

They used a more realistic model of the Sun's atmosphere, which accounted for its turbulent and dynamic nature.

This new model accurately detected the silver, solving the mystery.